In truth, most bingo sites operate under their own regulations and are not, as such, governed by the UK Gambling Commission. These sites generally have measures put in place so that they can only accept deposits from those who are 18 years and older. However, there have been many instances in the past when a minor has managed to play bingo online and even win money in the process.
One recent example was a 16 year old boy who managed to place some bets on Sky Bingo. After winning £180, he was so overjoyed that he posted the news up on Twitter. Needless to say, this caused a few concerns among those that he knew about how he was able to play online while being underage. There was also the question of whether he was entitled to keep the winnings, especially since he had ignored one of the most basic web rules when playing bingo.
This all brings up the question of how to regulate these sites so that only those over 18 can play. Up until now, credit cards have been used as a fairly reliable method as it is illegal for minors to have one. In the future, the government is looking at forbidding credit cards from being used on gambling sites, which will make it even more difficult to stop underage gamblers from gaining access. After all, anyone can create an online bank account and send money in that way instead.
So, what do you think about all of this? How should bingo sites prevent minors from having access? Please let us know by leaving a comment in the box below!
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In this day and age, anything that is done electronically is difficult to monitor. With each security feature you develop, there is also a countermeasure invented. A friend of mine said that the best way to ensure that no underage person will bet is to let them claim their winnings personally. This will help administrators find those underage bettors more efficiently.
They're making it difficult to deposit to try and weed out the underage players but why do they make it so difficult to withdraw your money afterwards? I never understood some of the hurdles those bingo sites will go through to let you withdraw your winnings!
Security breaches are one of the downfalls of online Bingo and since the younger set are more adept at manipulating the system, it is quite difficult to control them. Maybe a membership club in which you are required to send in your info might help. This will give the bingo administrators time to screen thru anyone who is joining the site.
It's funny that most of them get caught because of their own niavety. They're smart enough to beat the system yet they'll brag to everyone and anyone about it afterwards! So clever yet so innocent...
Teenagers try to join Bingo sites because of wanting to impress their friends rather than actually trying to win something. It's true they can very cleaver when it comes to hacking the system but not very good about keeping their mouth shut.
When it comes to doing something stupid, teenagers have one motto, "when there is a will, there is a way" if only they have that attitude about about school.
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